Porsche

See also: porsche

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Porsche

• (automotive): The surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːʃ/, /ˈpɔː.ʃə/, /ˈpɔː.ʃi/

• Audio (UK):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹʃ/, /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/, /ˈpɔɹ.ʃi/, /ˈpoɹ-/

• Audio (US):

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• Homophone: Portia (some accents)
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ʃ, -ɔː(ɹ)ʃə, -ɔː(ɹ)ʃi

Proper noun

Porsche (countable and uncountable, plural Porsches)

1. (countable) A surname from German.
2. (automotive) The German sports car manufacturer founded in 1931 and based in Stuttgart. Full name: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.

Further reading

• Porsche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

Porsche (plural Porsches)

1. (automotive) A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.
   • 2004, Gaby Triana, Backstage Pass, page 42:

     Mom drives an Accord, which is quite a surprise if you think about it. I guess that says something about her response to fame. Anyone can drive a Porsche once they have the cash.

   • 2005, William Braxton Irvine, On Desire: Why We Want What We Want, Oxford University Press,, →ISBN, page 26:

     a male undergoing a garden-variety mid-life crisis is disturbed not by his sexual appetites but by the lack of variety in his sexual partners. He is disturbed not by the crass materialism of his life but by the fact that he is still driving a Ford when he could and should be driving a Porsche.

   • 2016, Sia, Chris Braide, “Unstoppable”, in This Is Acting‎^[1], performed by Sia:

     I'm unstoppable / I'm a Porsche with no brakes / I'm invincible / Yeah, I win every single game

   • 2018, “Girls Like You (Remix)”, in Red Pill Blues, performed by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B:

     I don't really want a white horse and carriage / I'm thinkin' more of white Porsches and karats

Translations

surname

• German: Porsche (de)

car of this brand

• Arabic: بُورْش m (burš)

  Hijazi Arabic: پورشه f (pōrša), بُورْش f (bōrš)

• Bulgarian: По́рше n (Pórše)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保時捷／保时捷 (zh) (Bǎoshíjié)

• Georgian: პორშე (ṗorše)
• German: Porsche (de) m
• Hindi: पॉर्श (pŏrś)
• Japanese: ポルシェ (Porushe)
• Korean: 포르쉐 (Poreuswe)
• Marathi: पोर्श f (porśa), पोर्शे f (porśe)
• Polish: porsche (pl) n
• Russian: По́рше (ru) f (Pórše)

Anagrams

• Cophers, Porches, cophers, porches

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔʁʃə]

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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Noun

Porsche f (genitive Porsche, no plural)

1. Archaic form of Porst.

Declension

Declension of Porsche [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Porsche
genitive	einer	der	Porsche
dative	einer	der	Porsche
accusative	eine	die	Porsche

Proper noun

Porsche m (proper noun, strong, genitive Porsches)

1. a surname, Porsche

Descendants

• English: Porsche
• Hungarian: Porsche
• → Chinese: → 波爾舍／波尔舍 (Bō'ěrshě) (transliteration)

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Porsche, the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈporʃɛ]
• Hyphenation: Por‧sche
• Rhymes: -ʃɛ

Proper noun

Porsche

1. Porsche (the German sports car manufacturer)
2. Porsche (a car of this brand)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Porsche	Porschék
accusative	Porschét	Porschéket
dative	Porschének	Porschéknek
instrumental	Porschével	Porschékkel
causal-final	Porschéért	Porschékért
translative	Porschévé	Porschékké
terminative	Porschéig	Porschékig
essive-formal	Porscheként	Porschékként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Porschében	Porschékben
superessive	Porschén	Porschéken
adessive	Porschénél	Porschéknél
illative	Porschébe	Porschékbe
sublative	Porschére	Porschékre
allative	Porschéhez	Porschékhez
elative	Porschéből	Porschékből
delative	Porschéről	Porschékről
ablative	Porschétől	Porschéktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	Porschéé	Porschéké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Porschééi	Porschékéi

Possessive forms of Porsche
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Porschém	Porschéim
2nd person sing.	Porschéd	Porschéid
3rd person sing.	Porschéje	Porschéi
1st person plural	Porschénk	Porschéink
2nd person plural	Porschétek	Porschéitek
3rd person plural	Porschéjük	Porschéik

or

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Porsche	Porschék
accusative	Porschét	Porschékat
dative	Porschénak	Porschéknak
instrumental	Porschéval	Porschékkal
causal-final	Porschéért	Porschékért
translative	Porschévá	Porschékká
terminative	Porschéig	Porschékig
essive-formal	Porscheként	Porschékként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Porschéban	Porschékban
superessive	Porschén	Porschékon
adessive	Porschénál	Porschéknál
illative	Porschéba	Porschékba
sublative	Porschéra	Porschékra
allative	Porschéhoz	Porschékhoz
elative	Porschéból	Porschékból
delative	Porschéról	Porschékról
ablative	Porschétól	Porschéktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Porschéé	Porschéké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Porschééi	Porschékéi

Possessive forms of Porsche
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Porschém	Porschéim
2nd person sing.	Porschéd	Porschéid
3rd person sing.	Porschéja	Porschéi
1st person plural	Porschénk	Porschéink
2nd person plural	Porschétok	Porschéitok
3rd person plural	Porschéjuk	Porschéik

Derived terms

• porschés